SOME KIN AIN'T BLOOD: A Women’s History Month Letter to the Women Who Made Me

Cher Terais

Published on: 25/03/2026

After finishing Kin by Tayari Jones, Cher Terais reflects on Black girlhood, chosen family, mother wounds, grief, and the women who help shape us.

Letters

Zora, Janie, and Choosing Ourselves — Always

Cher Terais

Published on: 25/02/2026

A reflection on Zora Neale Hurston, Black literary legacy, and the power of seeing Black women’s love, longing, and interior lives honored on the page.

Books